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When you see the Schoolhouse Rock symbol come up and hear the chime, click on the symbol and it will take you back to the Main Page. Parts of Speech Nouns Verbs Adjectives Pronouns Adverbs Conjunctions Prepositions Interjections Take a QUIZ!! Source Nouns Any person that you can know, and every place that you can go, and any thing you can show. Person examples- a bandit, Ms. Jones, brother, bandit, lady, Chubby Checker, Monkees, The Beatles, friend, captain Place examples-state, home, Hudson Street, corner, island, sea, neighborhood, store Thing examples-animals, plants, train,dog, bone, statue, ferry, snow, dime, record machine Verbs Expresses action, being or state of being. It makes a statement. Action verb examples- run, ride, swim, fly, rest sleep, sit, lie, make, write, dance, sing Being or state of being verb examplesam, is, are, was, were, being, been Pronouns Was made to take the place of a noun ‘cause saying all those nouns over and over can really wear you down Pronoun examples-I, he, him, his, it, she, her, they, me, you, we, our, us, who, what ,which, where, mine, their, Adjectives Words you use to describe nouns and pronouns, handy words to carry around. They can be used to compare things and show you which way. Adjective examples-soggy, foggy, rainy, brainy, taller, smaller, hairy, scary, hasty, frustrating, worst, sunny, dumb, thin, fat, tall, small Examples in a sentence- He was a hairy bear. He was a scary bear. Adverbs A word …that’s all it is, that modifies a verb…sometimes a verb, sometimes an adjective, or else another adverb. Adverbs deal with manner, place, time, condition, reason, comparison, and contrast. Adverb examples- very, necessary, absolutely, neatly, sloppily, carefully, quickly, slowly, surely, really, Adverb example in a sentence- We painted our house very neatly. Conjunctions Hooking up words, phrases, clauses, and complex sentences. Conjunction examples-and, or, but, nor Conjunction example in a sentence- In the mornings, when I am usually wide awake, I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake, where I often see a duck and a drake, and I wonder as I walk by just what they’d say if they could speak, although I know that’s an absurd thought. Prepositions Relates a noun or a pronoun to an other word in the sentence. Preposition examples-above, across, after, against, beside, beneath, between, beyond, up, within, through, on, off, into, by Preposition example in a sentence- In the poem, the hero Beowulf battles a monster. Interjection Show excitement, or emotion. They’re generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point, or by a comma when the feelings not as strong. Interjection examples- Well! Oh! Hey! Ouch! Yow! Hurray! Aw! Eeeeeek! Rats! Wow! Darn! Interjection example in a sentenceDarn! You just lost the game. Pick the correct part of speech for the underlined word. When you get the correct answer click on this button: Mister Morton is the subject of the sentence and what the predicate says, he does. A. Noun B. Verb C. Pronoun D. Adjective Mister Morton was very shy. A. Verb B. Adjective C. Conjunction D. Adverb The cat stretched, the sun beat down, a neighbor chased his kid. A. Noun B. Verb C. Adjective D. Pronoun Mister Morton knocked on her door. A. B. C. D. Noun Verb Adverb Preposition Pearl replied in the afternoon. A. Adverb B. Conjunction C. Interjection D. Preposition Mister Morton rhymed pretty words. A. Adverb B. Interjection C. Adjective D. Noun They’re the subjects of the sentence and what the predicate says, they do. A. Interjection B. Conjunction C. Preposition D. Noun Well! You’ve got some nerve! A. Noun B. Preposition C. Verb D. Interjection Is any person that you can know, and every place that you can go, and any thing you can show Expresses action, being or state of being. It makes a statement Was made to take the place of a noun ‘cause saying all those nouns over and over can really where you down Is a word you use to describe nouns, handy words to carry around. They can be used to compare things and show you which way. Is a word …that’s all it is, that modifies a verb… sometimes a verb, sometimes an adjective, or else another adverb. Adverbs deal with manner, place, time, condition, reason, comparison, and contrast. Hooks up words, phrases, clauses, and complex sentences. Relates a noun or a pronoun to an other word in the sentence. I show excitement, or emotion. I’m generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point, or a comma when the feeling’s not as strong. http://www.school-house-rock.com/